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[Q] How important is it to use Kies?

How important is it to actually have Kies recognize your phone? I recently upgraded Kies to the latest version and now it doesnt recognize my phone at all. Instead of tinkering with this issue for hours, I'm wondering whether its even worth it?
Suppose 2.2 comes out, couldn't we just use Odin to flash the phone with the new firmware?
Also, looks like there's a workaround to getting the Kies firmware upgrade WITHOUT actually having Kies recognize your phone! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=758429
Thoughts?

you don't really need Kies at all
i only use it to check for official new ROM release, that's all
for everything else i sync with my gmail account and via AppBrain

can't update to 2.2.1 because can't connect to kies

Hi Everyone!
I need a bit of help here.
My samsung galaxy s running froyo ( Baseband version - I90000XXJPP; Kernel version - 2.6.32.9 root (at) sep-35 # 1; Build - FROYO.XXJPO ) and I've been trying to connect it to kies, so I can keep up with the official updates. However, I've been trying for a week now and nothing. I get message saying connected to kies on the phone but on kies itself it gets stuck on "connecting" .
I'm at a loss on what to do here. Can anyone help?
Also, I was hoping to find out if, from the above info on my phone) can you tell that my phone has been rooted at some point???
Thanks in advance to everyone, looking forward to reading all your replies!

hello,
I have found that with every update to Kies, before I can get my phone to connect, I have to first set my phone to USB Mass Storage, connect to PC and wait for Kies to tell me to change phone settings to Samsung Kies, at which time I disconnect phone from PC (disconnect properly by ejecting from the system tray to prevent corruption of SDcard), change settings on phone to connect using Samsung Kies, then reconnect phone to PC with Kies running....works every time for me.
Its a bit of a pain, but its been the only way that I can consistently get it to connect to Kies...hope it helps for u!
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Thanks for the suggestion but I tried it and it's a no go! Still stuck on "connecting"

Hi, what worked for me is that i had to unmount both my internal sd and external sd, that was the only way i could get it to connect, but in doing that you cant actually use kies for anything other than updating firmware as i said it worked for me but it may not work for all i dont know.
Good luck
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it's hard to figure out the solutions as I've encountered this prob b4 also...after numerous times trying to install various Samsung USB drivers and Kies versions, I managed to get it connected to Kies and upgrade it to Froyo, but it ends up with my SGS bricked...so then, I flash with Odin with 2.2.1 android version and after many failures to get connected with my comp, I managed to get I9000XXJPU into my SGS...my advice, just try your luck connecting your SGS with your comp...check the problems occurred when the comp trying to install your SGS and install the missing drivers...

Problem Upgrading from JPO to GB via Kies

Hi there I'm having problem updating from JPO Froyo to the recently released Ginberbread JVO.
I've reinstalled Samsung Kies and the Samsung USB drivers but I'm still getting this error everytime I try and upgrade. The phone itself is unlocked.
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Details of the error here:
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I've never rooted the device or installed any custom ROM. I only upgrade via Kies.
Some help would be greatly appreciated.

It looks like kies itself is misbehaving. Try uninstalling kies and then reinstall it to see if that solves your problem

I already did that and i'm still getting errors when I try to upgrade.

Is it being blocked by your firewall?

My firewall is turned off.

hmmm that's strange, it should be working normally in that case.
OS shouldn't be an issue, im assuming you have plenty of free ram, and that you're not running anything else you don't need to be running in the background.
Maybe try giving samsung a call and see what they say? I know kies is very tempramental from my experiences with it in the past. That's why I started flashing custom roms lol, to get away from kies.

WiFi problem

I was recently given a Galaxy Ace as I bricked my LG P920! When I connect it to my home Wifi, it works when for a few mins then puts the phone into a reboot loop and only stops when I disconnect the wifi. The phone seems to work fine at all other times including when on 3G. It's not the wifi as it works fine on the wife's HTC Incredible S. Phone has not been rooted. Does anyone have this issue or know how to resolve?
Thanks

I suggest rebooting into cwn and clear cache and then try again.

lukip005 said:
I suggest rebooting into cwn and clear cache and then try again.
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No luck with that, problem keeps re-occurring.

Flash Stock
Try Flashing Stock firmware with odin!

I guess you have stock.
There is a random wifi problem in stock which sometimes reboots the phone because the wifi driver breaks.
So try CyanogenMod and there wont be any problems!
Dont worry about rooting.
You wont brick your phone.
Only way to completely brick an Ace is to use Rom manager. So just dont use it!
Sent from my GT-S5830 using Tapatalk 2

Check for a software update on your phone. IT fixed The problem for me.
If that doesnt help set your wifi connection up with a static(?) Ip adres on your phone. Worked for me as well.
Sorry for my english
Good luck!
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What version of android is installed? Best way to do an Official update is via Kies. If you get the same issue with kies as I have (Crashes on startup) use Odin or install a custom rom via CWM.
Also try changing the WiFi channel via your routers settings. (you never know, might work)

[Problem] Cannot connect to kies via Wi-fi

Hi there,
I recently bought galaxy s3 mini and I have a problem with connecting it to my computer to kies via wi-fi. When I use cable it works fine, but when I try via wi-fi phone shows it's connected and kies on computer is stuck on 'connecting' (app is responding). Did anyone encounter this problem? How to solve it?
I have latest 4.1.2 official rom and lates kies app.
Thanks for help!
edit: It seems you simply have to have patience. It connected, but after loong time, when I forgot about it. Sorry for spamming then

It's never been slow for me. Check you have a good browser such as chrome and the latest version of java
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